About the Portal
The Mission Ocean and Waters service portal serves as a comprehensive one-stop-shop for stakeholders, offering essential tools, contacts, knowledge, matchmaking, financing, and support for the successful execution of the Mission. The portal ensures access to knowledge for all citizens while extending support and technical assistance to Mission Partners actively involved in the Mission Ocean and Waters implementation.
Join the Mission
We provide different opportunities for actors and citizens to support and implement ideas related to ocean and waters ecosystem restoration, the prevention and elimination of pollution, and making the sustainable blue economy circular and carbon-neutral.
We are calling on Member States, regions and a wide range of stakeholders to endorse the Mission Charter and pledge actions that will contribute to the successful implementation of Mission Ocean and Waters and its Lighthouses.
Mission Ocean and Waters will present its progress at a Forum hosted annually in Brussels, allowing online exchanges and networking among the Mission Forum community. Find out more about the event here.
Join the EU Blue Parks Community, a collaborative platform for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to work together on marine conservation and achieve the goals of the 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Browse the Mission library for inspiration
Discover shared knowledge and solutions, or get assistance in your research for a partner of funding opportunity.
Find shared knowledge and expertise, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Request support in customising your research and connect with solution owners. You can also submit your demand through our helpdesk webform.
Find Financing
Find a variety of financial programmes and instruments to finance projects and actions related to ocean conservation and blue economy.
Many EU, international and national government programmes and private foundations provide funding that can support Mission Ocean and Waters projects. Use these pages to search for funding programmes relevant for your needs.
Check here for information on open calls for proposals from funding programmes and initiatives.
Explore a variety of financial instruments that can be used to finance projects and actions for the blue economy and for ocean and freshwater protection.
Find Partners
Discover like-minded partners to collaborate on meaningful projects.
Mission Ocean and Waters News
Keep up to date with the latest news related to Mission Ocean and Waters.
The session presented the 2026 topics, with an indicative budget of EUR 120 million to drive the upscale of successful solutions across Europe. On 21 January, the European Commission presented the...
Crowded seas demand smarter solutions. From the Atlantic to the Baltic, scientists, fishers, and engineers are rethinking how offshore energy can work with nature and collaborate with aquaculture...
The European Environment Agency’s third annual report is out, tracking progress toward the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) using 28 headline indicators and corresponding targets.
The webinar dove into the results of multi-year workshops aimed at identifying barriers to management and strengthening conservation objectives and management measures for MPAs dedicated to cetaceans.
Mission Ocean and Waters Events
Find events and matchmaking opportunities related to Mission Oceans and Waters.
Calls for Proposals for Associated Regions
Horizon Europe Framework Programme Calls for Proposals
- Status: Open
- Deadline
- 18 February 2026, 17:00 CET
Mission Ocean and Waters Projects
These Horizon Europe Mission Ocean and Waters-funded projects are part of the drivers to fulfil the Mission goals across all Lighthouses. Discover who they are and the work they do.